Caucus Coordinator:
Daniel Casselman
Tel: (613) 728-9810 ext. 236
Fax: (613) 728-2963
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EPA Caucus Committees
Caucus Co-Chairs: Pat Moss and Gary Schneider
Steering Committee: Doug Badger, John Burcombe, Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Peter Duck, Joseph Hnatiuk, Jamie Kneen, Arlene Kwasniak, Bruno Marcocchio, Josh Patterson, Michael Poellet, John Sinclair
RCEN National Council Representative: Bruno Marcocchio (until 2011)
Regulatory Advisory Committee
Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) Members: Lisa Mitchell, John Sinclair, Gary Schneider
Alternates: Bruno Marcocchio (1st), Joseph Hnatiuk (2nd)
EPA Caucus Internal Committees
Conference Priorities: Oscar Koren (Chair), Doug Badger, Neil Gardner, Joseph Hnatiuk, Roberta Frampton Benefiel
The mandate of the Conference Priorities Committee is to co-sponsor a conference on Strategic Environmental Assessment. It is the goal of the Committee to invite as many delegates to the conference as possible. The Committee plans to undertake a fundraising effort to support members of environmental non-profit organizations and university students with conference travel expenses.
Public Participation: Neil Gardner (Chair), Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Oscar Koren, Gary Schneider, John Sinclair
The mandate of the committee on public participation is to optimize public participation in environmental planning and assessment processes and procedures.
Strategic Environmental Assessment: Jamie Kneen (Chair), John Burcombe, Joseph Hnatiuk, Robert Gibson, Oscar Koren, Michael Poellet, Rob Sharkie, Holly Vear
Strategic Legal Actions: Holly Vear (Co-Chair), Stephen Hazell (Co-Chair), Neal Gardner, Judy Huntley, Jamie Kneen, Arlene Kwasniak, Lisa Mitchell, Pat Moss, Barry Robinson
7-year Review of the Act: Michael Poellet (Chair), Doug Badger, Joseph Hnatiuk, Jamie Kneen, Arlene Kwasniak, Deborah Carver or Lisa Mitchell, Stephen Hazell, Josh Paterson, John Sinclair (Advisor), Robert Gibson (Advisor), Holly Vear (Researcher)
The mandate of the 7-year review committee is to prepare caucus members, and others in the environmental community, for the upcoming review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, and to present the views of the Caucus at RAC and other opportunities. If funding is made available, our priorities in the coming year are to: 1. Sponsor a series of six public workshops across the country to provide information on both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the upcoming Seven Year Review; 2. Survey member groups to document their history of participation within the CEAA framework; and, 3. Create four research documents that will help inform the public on a variety of issues that will be useful for participating in the Review - a. Adaptive management and EA, b. Substitution, c. Moving away from self-assessment and, d. Future of small project assessment.
MPMO / Multi-jurisdictional / Harmonization: John Sinclair (Chair), Doug Badger, Joseph Hnatiuk, Jamie Kneen, Arlene Kwasniak, Michael Poellet
In light of the challenges facing the federal EA regime, and the advent of the Major Projects Management Office (MPMO), the Cross Jurisdiction Committee takes as its mandate to:
a) monitor changes in the development and application of EA and planning legislation in all jurisdictions in Canada (including the activities of the MPMO);
b) highlight and share the most interesting and useful developments, and;
c) investigate and propose alternative models for effective EA based on a potentially reduced federal role.
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